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This chapter is proudly sponsored by... Contents:
You might like to start with my page on Laser Surgery and Anaesthesia. There's lots of stuff not only about laser surgery and its anaesthetic implications but also about the physics of lasers themselves. For a more detailed approach to laser physics and optics you might like to see Laser Fundamentals by Robert Aldrich. How Stuff Works has a page about How Lasers Work written by Matthew Weschler and The "Laser Adventure " by Rami Arieli offers similar general laser information. The Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia of the Women's & Children's Hospital South Australia has a brief set of guidelines relating to paediatric laser airway surgery. The University College London Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering has a very neat Introduction to Laser Safety. Definitely worth a look before you go blind! Here you'll find the 10 Golden Rules of laser safety, a list of 10 important "do's and don'ts" to bear in mind when working with lasers, and several Laser hazard data sheets listing specific risks associated with particular lasers. Laser Safety and the Eye - Hidden Hazards and Practical Pearls by Osama Bader and Harvey Lui from the Lions Laser Skin Centre Division of Dermatology, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, and University of British Columbia is a superb paper on the specifics of eye safety. It covers absolutely everything (that I can think of anyway!). The U.S. Army has several relevent laser safety pages as part of their Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine's Laser/Optical Radiation Program. The Air Force has a similar page but the Navy keep moving theirs so I won't link it anymore. The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a page on laser hazards with a very extensive list of laser safety related web resources. Well worth a look. The following universities all have pages about laser safety...
Rockwell Laser Industries, Inc. has an extensive set of Laser & Laser Safety Related Resources on their LaserNet server. This chapter is kindly sponsored by Wavelength Consulting Medical Recruitment and Locum Service. We are most grateful for their assistance
Questions about the Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook project itself should be e-mailed to Chris Thompson. |
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